A/N: This is Kit. I'm the only one that warns people about this shit. Listen, before any of you begin to read this story, please, read this warning!
Warning: This story will contain darkness, angst, some humor (We hate anything too dark), and people dying. If you have any problem with this...or with us randomly putting in some Japanese words in here and there...then by all means go on with the story. If you don't, then...go hide under your bed. Well, we just can't really be serious and dark for too long. Thank you.

For the Love of a Vampire

Prologue: Turning.

Hogwarts: Medieval Europe

Minako Yami's head drooped onto the desk, the boring History of Magic class lulling her to sleep. The melodic voice of Helga Hufflepuff wasn't helping in the least, either.
"Miss Yami? Miss Yami? Miss Yami?"
Minako shot out of her desk and fell to the ground. "I'm awake! Just not up!"
Professor Hufflepuff shook her head. "Minako, what am I going to do with you? I was lecturing on vampire problems in the past and how to identify them. If you don't listen, then how will you know what they look like?"
"I don't know. Ask one?" the young Japanese girl's voice dripped with sarcasm that was not concealed.
"Okay, Miss Yami. You can serve detention with Professor Slytherin tonight then."
Minako groaned. He may have been her house leader, but she still didn't really like him.
The bell rang for the end of classes and Minako stood, straightening her dress before picking up her knapsack and walking out the door with the other students.
To anyone who looked at Minako, they would have wanted to run over and introduce themselves, which they usually did.
Minako Yami was sixteen and was very wise for her age. She didn't act it, in fact she was quite the troublemaker, she was also one of Salazar Slytherin's favorites. Her ebony hair cascaded down her shoulders, framing her delicate porcelain face and causing her beautiful amethyst-violet eyes to stand out even more. These eyes were what drew people to her. Oh yes, Minako was the princess of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and she didn't care who knew it. Unlike most Slytherin's, Minako made friends with everyone. Or at least she tried to. Heck, her boyfriend, Zachariah James Alexander Potter, was a Gryffindor 7th year.
Minako sighed as she thought of her boyfriend of three years. Yes, Zachary Potter was the heartthrob of the school. Many girls wanted him, but Minako had him. She didn't even know why he chose her of all people.
"Yo! Minako!"
Minako turned and was caught into the embrace of a seventh-year Gryffindor, Zach. Minako laughed and punched his arm. "Come on, you lug! Put me down!"
"Whatever." The Gryffindor heart-throb put her down, and none-too-gently either.
Minako thought that was a little weird for a boyfriend to do to his girlfriend, but said nothing.
Zachary Potter was never one of the kind and gently boyfriend types. The kind that Minako wanted with all her heart. Sure, she loved Zachary, but she wouldn't mind if he were a bit warmer.
Minako smiled as she looked at Zachary. His always-messy raven hair, calculating emerald eyes that always seemed to be mocking you, and a 6' 2"frame, Zachary towered over Minako by a good bit. The tips of her bangs barely tickled his chest. That was why he always called her my two names. 'Mina-chan' or 'Chibiko' (Little child). Minako turned to mush whenever he called her that, but she always acted indignant.
Minako straightened her Slytherin gown, an emerald green velvet dress that covered her feet, a tiara made of silver ivy leaves with an emerald teardrop in the middle, and a black velvet choker.
"Well, I wish we got to dress like you Slytherins." Zachary pouted. He wore the usual tunic and slacks for boys, yet his were crimson and gold. That was just it, Zachary felt that he should be in Slytherin. Yet, the Sorting hat had put him in Gryffindor.
Minako laughed. "Aw, come on! You look so cute when you're pouting!"
She stopped laughing when he growled. That was the one thing his family had a real talent for, growling. As well as Quidditch, DADA…the list goes on.

Zachary came from a long line of very formidable wizards of good manners, but Zachary broke that. His family was soft-spoken, and never got into trouble in anything. Zachary was the black sheep of the family. He was in detention three times a week, and was louder than anyone Minako knew. Course, he was Godric Gryffindors grandson. And Godric was the loudest person and the biggest troublemaker you'd ever meet.
"Hah! I'm not the one who was pouting this morning because she didn't get an O on her Potions paper. All you got was an E."
"Oh, this coming from the boy who got a D."
"Shut up, Chibiko!"
"Don't call me that!"
"Okay. Jeesh."
Minako smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "See you later! I'm going to the forest again."
"Oh, Midnight again?"
"Yeah. I think she's going into early labor."
"Hmph. You're the only one in this school who would ever try and take care of a Black Unicorn. Lots of wizards don't like them. Me for one. Those things will ruin your life one day, you just wait and see."
"Oh, whatever. You worry too much, Zach."
With that, Minako left.

:In the forest:

Minako had to dodge many teachers to get to the forest. They knew about her unicorn care, and Slytherin had been convinced by the others to let her continue it.
Minako smiled as she reached a clearing by an old tree surrounded by twisted roots that formed a wall around the grass-strewn clearing. A very small one, but a wall all the same.
"Midnight!" Minako called. Nothing. Minako tried again. "Midnight! Where are you?"
Still nothing.
Minako hmphed and walked around the tree. After taking only ten steps, her foot landed in something wet.
"Ew! What the heck?" She looked down and nearly fainted. The puddle was a deep silver color and was thick and sticky. Minako knew what it was. Unicorn blood.
"Midnight!" her calls became more panicked.
Suddenly, a flash of black caught her eye on the other side of the tree, and she ran towards it, only to freeze in her tracks.
A graceful, ebony colored unicorn lay on its side, silver liquid in a large puddle around it. It's horn was broken off and there were deep gashes in it's body.
"Midnight?" she voiced, her voice barely above a whisper. She walked slowly towards the slain unicorn and lightly touched it's fine hair.
"Midnight?" Her skin was as cold as ice, and that was not normal for Midnight. Usually Midnight was warmer than anything she'd ever felt before.
Her eyes filled with tears as she stared at the once very lively unicorn. She'd been in the ending stages of her pregnancy, and she was one of the few true friends that Minako had and confided in.
"Midnight!" Minako screamed, her cry ringing through the somewhat empty clearing.
"What's the matter, little one?" asked a voice behind her.
Minako turned, and saw a young man there, his hair black and pulled at the nape of his neck in a low ponytail and ebony eyes.
"Wh-Who are you?"
"My name is Char. Char Matheson. Is that your unicorn?"
"N-no. She's not. She was just a really good friend." Minako wiped away the moisture gathering in her eyes, and stiffened when Char's arms wrapped around her shoulders.
"It's okay. I know you'll find another unicorn, Minako Yami."
"H-how did you know my name?"
"I know everything about you. I'm a seventh year at your school."
"Oh, I've never seen you before."
"I like to stay hidden." Was Char's simple answer. "Miss Yami, have you ever wondered what a vampire is like?"

"Huh? Uh…yeah, actually. They sound fascinating. I wouldn't wanna meet one, though." She laughed…a hollow, empty laugh that matched the empty depression in her darkened amethyst eyes.

"What would you say if I told you I was a vampire?"

"I'd ask if a Bludger hit you too many times in the"
He suddenly turned her around and pressed his lips to hers, causing her thoughts to freeze.

His lips were so cold…they froze her lips, tying them together. His kiss was just like Zach's…hard, not caring if he hurt her, rough and so unloving.

Minako felt a strange feeling in her heart begin to grow and she squirmed as Char started to kiss her neck.
"Hey, let me go Char! This isn't funny!" She squirmed even harder and then screamed when a fierce pain erupted from her throat. Then, all was black.

:Midnight in the forest:

Minako opened her eyes and moaned. Her head hurt, and there was an intense pain wracking her body. What was going on? She had this weird thirst...but for what? She didn't know.
Suddenly, she found that she could see very well in the dark, she could smell the blood from Midnight's wounds, even the scent of the flowers in the forest with startling clarity.
A snap of a twig caught her attention and she turned to see Zachary.
"Minako? Are you okay? You didn't come to dinner, so...Whoa! What happened to Midnight?" he stepped closer to her and kneeled next to her. "Is she...?"
Minako just whimpered in pain. What's happening to me?
Zachary turned to her and his eyes filled with worry. "Mina-"
His voice cut off as Minako kissed him harshly.
He moaned and wrapped his arms around her waist as her lips trailed a line from his mouth to his throat.

In her mouth, Minako felt her canines lengthen, and they started to ache. She could feel blood coursing through the vein in his neck, and it only made her teeth ache more. The pain was beginning to feel unbearable. How can I relieve this pain?
Zachary's eyes drooped, and he loosened his hold on Minako's waist, but his emerald eyes snapped back open when Minako bit into his throat with elongated canines, causing him to cry out from the pain.

Thick, strong-tasting fluid flowed over her tongue. The taste was somewhere between strawberry wine and sangria…without the alcoholic affects. A sigh escaped Minako's lips. The pain in her teeth was finally gone. The blood tasted good, and she couldn't bring herself to let him go. Something deep inside her was screaming…Should I keep going?

Of course you should. You're only just a fledgling. You need to drink all of him.

Minako didn't know who that voice belonged to, but it was familiar to her from somewhere…she just couldn't place where.
Minako kept her hold on him until there was no blood left in his body. The blood flowing into her mouth ran dry, and she heard a scream vibrate his throat as his heartbeat slowly dwindled…until it shuddered to a stop.

Minako ripped her teeth from his neck and threw him to the ground roughly.
She stood and wiped her mouth. She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt better.
A light clapping sound made her jump.
She turned once again to see Char, leaning against a tree and clapping politely. "Well done, Minako, very well done. You did that with no help."
"What is going on?" Minako gasped out, she was a little breathless from all the excitement of the day.
"Well, you're a vampire now, my dear."
"A...a vampire?"

"Yes. And now you have killed your boyfriend, the one who trusted you with his life. Well, he shouldn't have trusted you with that much, seeing as how you took it away from him."
Minako shook with rage, her fists clenched. "You...you did this to me!" she cried, and ran towards him, fist raised.
Char merely caught her fist and pulled her close to him. He whispered into her ear. "My dear, you may want to watch that anger of yours, it will get you into trouble one of these days."

Char pushed her away as if she were a ball of fluff, and she fell onto her ass.
"Well, my dear, I suggest you leave here and go somewhere else far, far away. Everyone will notice that Zachary is dead. And they will be able to tell what killed him. And it will point at you. Because I am a Head Boy. No one could suspect me of murder. Yet, you are not anything of high rank. So, I suggest you leave. Leave and never return, my beautiful little Raven."
With that said, he disappeared, leaving Minako to cry all alone in the dark and lonely forest. Now she knew why it was called the Forest of Death.
The next day, the gamekeeper found Zachary's body in the forest, and his parents were notified. Everyone missed him, but everyone kept wondering why Minako Yami was gone as well. No one ever heard from her again.
Rumor said she had left the country with a ship to some unknown country after hearing Zachary was dead, not wanting to be reminded of hurtful memories.
Others said that a vampire hunted the forest, and its name was changed to the Forbidden Forest, and a rule was made that no student was to go into the forest without the company of a teacher or the gamekeeper.
That was how everything went. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry wrote the incident into its history books, and some even forgot about the incident. Well, everyone but the Potter family. The story of Zachariah Potter's life loss was told to each member of the Potter family.
The story telling stopped when Lily and James Potter were murdered by Lord Voldemort.
Sixteen years after the murder or Lily and James Potter, and thousands of years after the murder of Zachariah Potter, our story begins.